Metallic railway-tie and fastener.



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METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909 APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 20, 1908.

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1 sIn'oN OLiAR Y or cA RNEeIE, PENNSYLVANIA.-

' -METALLIG RAILWAY-TIE AND FASTENER.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON'CLARY, a resident of Carnegie, Allegheny county, Penn'- sylvania, have invented anewand useful Metallic. Railway-Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specihcation, inxwhich- J I Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal section; Fig. 2 is a section on lines IIII bf Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a modification of my improved tie;

and Figs. land 5 ar eimodifications of the tieplate- V v.

My inventionhasforits object the pro,- viding of a railway tie and fastener, which, by its construction, preserves the advantages of a wooden tie and atthe same time avoids its well-known defects, and which can be easily andreadily insulated for electrical use.

My invention consists in a metallic tie of theI-beam type,having a top flange so constructed as-to receivewooden filler blocks for supporting the tie plates and in a fastener adapted to secure the-rail and tie plate to the wooden filler block.

A'further object is to provide means by which the gageof the rails may be easily changed without detaching the rails from the plates and blocks.

Referring to the drawings, the rail 1 is supported upon the tie plate 2, which rests upon a wooden filler block 3, placed in the trough 4, formed by the sides 10 on the top flange 5 of the tie 6, said sides forming the trough' i, running longitudinally the entire length of the tie and the trough 4 so formed having drainage outlets 7 to carry off any water accumulating therein.

The wooden filler block 3 is secured inposition in the trough 4 by means of brackets 8 and 9, which are preferably secured to the sides 1Q of the trough 4 by rivets 11 and bolts 12respectively, through reinforcing bracket plates 13. The liner or liners 14 are to be used in adjusting or changing the gage of the rails 1 and in securing a proper fit of the filler block 3 between brackets 8 and 9.

The fasteners 15 have annular heads 16 with beveled lower faces 17 and squared upper portions 18 in form of a bolt head, and a screw-threaded lower portion 19, ada ted to be inserted through openings 20 ELIIL 21 in the tie-plate 2 and filler-block 3, respectively, into threaded nuts 22 seated in filler-block 3 in the opening 21, said nuts having reinforc- V Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20, 1908, Serial N6. 416,853..

Patented 1111333112119,11909.

ing-flanges23, secured to the filler-blocks by screws 24.

'In assembling the parts a suitabl shaped filler block 3- is placed in the troug 4 with its outer face 25 against the=bracket 8, the lip 26- of which engages the a top surface 27 of the filler block and securely bolts the block against'vertical' movement. Liners -14," if necessary, are placed in'the trough adjacent to the inner =vertical face-28 of thefillerblock 3, and the bracket- 9 is-bolted intoposition,- engaging vertical face 28 0fthe adjacent liner 14; and the top surfaoe '27 with its lip 29.- The faces 30 andlips- 25 of the brackets prevent respectivelylongitudi ower face 17fof-the fastener 15 contacts with the flange of the rail, thus making a rigid contact between the rail 1,- tie-plate 2, and filler-block 3. Flanges 23 are provided on the nuts 22, to resist the upward drawing force of the rail 1 upon the nut 22, when in engagement with the rail fastener.

In adjusting or changing the gage of the rail 1, it is only necessary to take out the bolts 12, from the brackets 9, and to change the position of the liner or liners 14 from one end to the other of the filler block 3 which can readily be done without disturbing the connection between the rails, tie-plate and filler-blocks. I

I make the wooden filler-block ofsuch a height that it projects slightly above the sides of the trough, so that the tie-plate will not be in contact with the tie, in this way retaining the advantages arising from the resilience of the wood, and for that I leave a space between tielate 2, and lips 26 and 29, thus enabling insu ation of the rails. I also preferably in order. to cheapen the tie, cut out portions ofthe sides 10 of the trough, both between and outside of the rails,-as shown in Fig. 3; I also preferably use a tieplate of the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5. without the inner shoulder shown in Fig. 1,

and with the outside ribs cut away except where adjacent to'the opening in the plate,

and with the central rib cut away, at each and a wooden filler-block secured therein by means of brackets.

'2. A metallic railway tie of I-beam type, having a trough in the top flange thereof, and a Wooden filler-block mounted therein and secured against lateral longitudinal and vertical movement by the side walls of said trough, the brackets positioned therein, and the lips of said brackets, respectively.

3. A metallic-railway tie of I-beam type having a trough in the top flange thereof, and a wooden filler-block positioned therein, in combination with a rail, a tie-plate and a rail fastener with a head and threaded lower portion, said threaded lower portion being tted to engage a threaded nut seated in the said Wooden filler-block, and said head being adapted to draw down the flange of the rail to bring the rail, tie member and plate into rigid contact with the Wooden filler-block.

4. A metallic railway tie of I-beam type having a trough in the top flange thereof, and a .wooden filler-block ositioned therein, in combination with a rai a tie-plate, and a rail fastener, said rail fastener having a head with a beveled lower face to contact with the flange ofthe rail member, and a threaded lower-portion adapted to engage and draw down into a nut seated in thewooden fillerblock to bring the rail, tic-plate and Wooden filler-block into rigid contact, said nut having reinforcing flanges to resist the upward 0 drawing force of the rail member.

5. Metallic railway ties, of I-beam type having a trough in the top flan e thereof,

and wooden filler-blocks mounted therein,- tie-plates with rails on the top surfaces thereof secured to said filler-blocks, said'fillerblocks being adapted to bemoved to change the gage of the rails without'Idi'sturbing the connection between the rails, tie-plates and filler blocks.

6. A metallic railway tie comprising a beam having top and bottom flanges, the top flange having substantially vertical longitudinally extending sides arranged to form a trough, and a wooden block adjustably mounted in said trough.

7. A metallic railway tie comprising a beam having top and bottom flanges, the top flange having substantially vertical longitudinally extending sides formed integral therewith and arranged to form a trough, and a block of resilient material adjustably secured in said trough.

8. A metallic railway tie comprising a beam having top and bottom flanges, the top flange having substantially vertical longitudinally extending sides formed integral therewith to form a trough, a block of resilient material adjustably secured in said trough having a nut embedded therein, a tieplate on the block of resilient material, a rail, and a fastening device for the rail, said fastoning device having a head'with a beveled lower face arranged to Contact with the flange of the rail and having a threaded lower portion adapted to engage with a nut seated in the resilient block to bring the rail, tie-plate and block into rigid contact.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

SIMON CLAlLY.

Witnesses JonN MILLER, H. M. (/onwm 

